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Ján Vasilko
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Mail: janvasilko@gmail.com
Year/Place of Birth: 1979 - Humenné - SR
Education: Faculty of Arts, Technical University in Kosice, Contemporary Painting Studio (R. Sikora)
“It is exactly that absurd humour that helps me to overcome the sadness that I perceive from this world. I am interested in ideals, utopias, pride, romanticism, in the real and pure sense of word, and finally in humour that so few people really understand. The most important part of my paintings is the theme. But also colour, that I became interested in when I was inspired by the subject of commercialism in sport, including advertising.” (-JV-)
“There are weird monuments, towers, or memorabilia of present day proudly erected in Vasilko’s canvases. Those pieces of ascetic architecture and hoisted skeletons are inherited from past utopias (mainly Russian constructivism); at the same time they represent new social constructions - romantic designs and individual projections of construction dreams for a better society with a radical dictatorship of art. They come to sight on grey planes as huge towering constructions, steam cured skeletons, aggressive hallucinations of “sky scrapers”. However, it is not completely clear if they represent the future monuments, or leftovers of industrial waste, piles of debris of “discarded” utopian visions. From the static tower scenes (between reconstruction and revolt), Vasilko is able to create dynamic and lively paintings, full of illusion, melancholy, desires, absurdity and dry humour.” (-zVB-)
Both J. Vasilko and P. Kralik are the founders of the so-called “Iron Party”.
SOLO EXHB
2007 Nitra (Gallery of the Young, Nitra Gallery)
2007 Miskolc (City Gallery)
2006 Bratislava (Gallery of Bratislava City)
2006 Kosice (Vojtech Loffler’s Museum)
2005 Prague (A.M. 180 Gallery)
COLLECTIVE EXHB
2007 Poland-Slovakia-Rumania-Hungary-Ukraine2007 Triennale of Painting: ARP Gallery in Premysl, BWA Gallery in Rzeszow, Eastern Slovak Gallery in Kosice, Museum of Tarii Crisulirol in Oradea, Deri Museum in Debrecen, Art Information Centre of Fine Arts Academy in Lvov
2007 Brno (Contemporary Slovak Painting, Wannieck Gallery)
2007 Trnava (Skuter, Biennale of Young Slovak Art- Jan Koniarik’s Gallery), Bratislava (New Blood – Gallery of Bratislava City)
2007 Vienna (Viennafair)
2006 Bratislava (Man, Hero, Spirit, Machine- Medium Gallery)
2006 Zlin (Zlin Salon of the Young – The Hall of Art in Zlin)
2005 Bratislava (Finalists of Oskar Cepan’s Award – Gallery of Bratislava City)
2005 Prague (Young Artists from East Europe- Gallery of Prague City)
